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Prov. 13:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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Prov. 21:24• ²⁴Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. (Prov. 21:24)

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Judg. 12:1‑6• ¹And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
²And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
³And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
⁴Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
⁵And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
⁶Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. (Judg. 12:1‑6)

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1 Kings 12:10‑11,16• ¹⁰And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
¹¹And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
¹⁶So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. (1 Kings 12:10‑11,16)

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2 Kings 14:10• ¹⁰Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? (2 Kings 14:10)

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Luke 22:24• ²⁴And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. (Luke 22:24)

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1 Tim. 6:4• ⁴He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, (1 Tim. 6:4)

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James 3:14‑16• ¹⁴But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
¹⁵This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
¹⁶For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. (James 3:14‑16)

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James 4:1,5‑6• ¹From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
⁵Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
⁶But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. (James 4:1,5‑6)

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3 John 9‑10• ⁹I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
¹⁰Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. (3 John 9‑10)

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Prov. 12:15‑16• ¹⁵The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
¹⁶A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. (Prov. 12:15‑16)

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Prov. 17:14• ¹⁴The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. (Prov. 17:14)

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Prov. 19:20• ²⁰Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. (Prov. 19:20)

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Prov. 20:18• ¹⁸Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. (Prov. 20:18)

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Prov. 25:8• ⁸Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. (Prov. 25:8)

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Judg. 8:1‑3• ¹And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
²And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
³God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. (Judg. 8:1‑3)

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Luke 14:28‑32• ²⁸For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
²⁹Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
³⁰Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
³¹Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
³²Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. (Luke 14:28‑32)

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Acts 6:1‑5• ¹And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
²Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
³Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
⁴But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
⁵And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: (Acts 6:1‑5)

• What a commentary on the subtle pride in all quarters are the many bitter contentions between individual saints and collective bodies meeting in the name of Christ! (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)

• In the matter of the strife between the herdmen of Abram and Lot, we see how pride was at the root. Most effectually did Abram meet it, when he offered first choice to the man who had no title whatever to the land which Jehovah had given to the other (Gen. 13). (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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By pride there only comethc contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "Only by pride cometh."